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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]    
Net intangible assets $ 141,205,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet $ 94,635,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]    
2015 10,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths  
2016 14,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo  
2017 14,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree  
2018 13,600,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour  
2019 13,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive  
Patents [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross 18,945,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
18,905,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Less: accumulated amortization 18,724,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
18,685,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Net intangible assets 221,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
220,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Software [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross 93,343,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
52,778,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Less: accumulated amortization 17,711,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
14,380,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Net intangible assets 75,632,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
38,398,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Customer Lists and Other [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross 125,095,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
110,609,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Less: accumulated amortization 59,743,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
54,592,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Net intangible assets 65,352,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
56,017,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Office Furniture [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived $ 6,600,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hni_ReportingUnitTwoMember